I just tried the Zuiko 50/1.4 for myself. It's a revelation using it on
the E-M5 vs the 5D. Turn it to aperture preferred mode, focus and
then... adjust the aperture until you've got the shutter speed AND depth
of field that you want. There's no fear of a darkening viewfinder image
as you close down since the camera compensates by brightening the
viewfinder. The bright viewfinder also makes focusing perfectly easy
when stopped down.
The one thing you do have to watch for is, with continually adapting
image brightness, there is no visible feedback on physical aperture. I
finally realized that the nice depth of field on a near focus image was
nice because the aperture was at f/16... way far into diffraction
territory for the E-M5. But if you like the image go for it. I guess I
will have to learn to count clicks.
I like it. Way easier than the 5D and with real-time feedback on what
the image will look like including depth of field. I may want to use an
f/1.4 for effect but I won't need it for focusing.
Lightweight 135/3.5 is sounding good. Maybe I should trade my 200/4 for
a 200/5. My Orion 500/5.6 (mirror) should be fairly easy to work with also.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/25/2013 9:44 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> Paul, I'm interested in how the 50/1.2 works for you. It's terrific on the
>> >5D (without a crop factor). Do you get any sort of focus confirm with your
>> >adapter?
>> >
>> >On the 5D, of course, it's tiny!
>> >
>> >The only focus confirmation with this combo (Lens>Oly OM-FT adapter>Panny
> FT/MFT adapter) is when the image in the viewfinder gets sharp..... Just
> like in the old days when we had to use a non-prism or split-image focusing
> screen.
>
> I'm going to try it tomorrow as my walkaround lens and see what I can
> find. I'll post the results.
>
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